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Species Liposcelis bostrychophila - Booklouse

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Troctomorpha
Family Liposcelididae (Booklice)
Genus Liposcelis
No Taxon (Section II)
Species bostrychophila (Booklouse)
Other Common Names
House Psocid(1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=granicola
Explanation of Names
Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel 1931
Range
cosmopolitan, of unknown origin (considered non-native in Europe)(2); throughout NA(3)(4); probably dispersed with food materials(1)
Habitat
Common domestic species(5)
Remarks
Claimed to be the commonest NA booklouse, though other spp. may be going under this name(3). Although it undergoes obligate parthenogenetic reproduction, there is considerable variability in populations in domestic and commercial facilities. Morphologically the populations differ in body size and color.(1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology
Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.
2.Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe
Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.
3.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
4.Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
5.Saville B., Alexander K. (yyyy) National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Britain and Ireland)